Ravens back in action against Saint Anselm on April 7

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (February 27, 2010) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s tennis team was defeated, 9-0, by Le Moyne in Northeast-10 Conference play in at Le Moyne on Saturday. With the loss, Franklin Pierce falls to 0-5 (0-5 Northeast-10), while Le Moyne improves to 1-5 (1-2 Northeast-10) with the victory.

Junior Dan McDonough had one of the stronger days on the court for Franklin Pierce. He teamed with sophomore forward Ryo Miyazaki (Tokyo, Japan) at second doubles and dropped an 8-4 decision to sophomores Andrew Gleason and James Shelp of Le Moyne. Meanwhile, at third singles, McDonough was defeated, 8-3 in the pro-set format by Shelp.

In all, four Le Moyne players were victorious in both singles and doubles on the afternoon, led by Brian Rice, who dropped just three games on the afternoon. He teamed with fellow sophomore Dan Sullivan to pick up an 8-3 win at first doubles and also scored a 6-0, 6-0 whitewashing in second singles.

The Ravens return to the court on Wednesday, April 7, when they return home to host Saint Anselm in a Northeast-10 Conference match at 4 p.m. in Rindge, N.H.

Results
Doubles
1. Dan Sullivan/Brian Rice (LEM) def. Ben Brewer/Sam Aubin (FPU), 8-3
2. Jim Shelp/Andy Gleason (LEM) def. Dan McDonough/Ryo Miyazaki (FPU), 8-4
3. Mike Green/Eric Eggelston (LEM) def. Kevin Mooiman/Sam Madden (FPU), 8-2

Singles
1. Sullivan (LEM) def. Brewer (FPU), 6-3, 6-0
2. Rice (LEM) def. Aubin (FPU), 6-0, 6-0
3. Shelp (LEM) def. McDonough (FPU), 8-3
4. Gleason (LEM) def. Mooiman (FPU), 8-0
5. Joseph Persia (LEM) def. Miyazaki (FPU), 8-2
6. Cameron Smith (LEM) def. Madden (FPU), 6-2, 6-2